It's been more than 35 years since they last heard the school bell — but dozens of former pupils of Holmfirth High School are expected to attend a special reunion for those who formed part of the first 20 years of its existence.

And an appeal has been made for memorabilia to help mark the occasion.

The event is being hosted by Peter Carr, a former pupil and owner of the Picturedrome in Holmfirth. It is open to anyone who attended from when the school opened in 1959 until 1979.

It takes place on Friday, July 8, at the Picturedrome. Entry is free and there will be music, a DJ, light bites and a bar.

The school, originally called Holmfirth Secondary Modern, took about 70% of the 11-year-old pupils from around the Holme Valley and Meltham areas in the 60s and 70s.

The Picturedrome, Holmfirth.

It was built in 1959 at New Hey Road, Thongsbridge, and initially many students were transferred from the Nab School in Holmfirth. It eventually changed its name to Holmfirth High School and now has about 250 pupils per year in each of its five years.